St. Charles Borromeo (1538-1584 ... Charles believed the plague was a chastisement for sin, and he intensified his prayer. Pastorally, it’s said he visited the homes of the sick and the hospital ...

St. Charles Borromeo, whose feast day the Catholic Church ... when an assassin fired a gun straight at him while kneeling in prayer at an altar. He was very active in preaching and ministry ...

After 49 years of service in holy priesthood and 38 years as pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, John T. Carlin is ...

Maco got off the bus and entered the place of his spiritual, priestly formation — St. Charles Borromeo Seminary ... an evening prayer service in St. Martin of Tours Chapel.

He ordered changes in the prayer book of the Church and asked ... recalling his selfless work during the plague. St. Charles Borromeo is the patron saint of bishops, catechists and of course ...

St. Charles Borromeo also took action when faced with a crisis—though he did not act on his own behalf. After the Council of Trent, which ended in 1563, he took his place as the archbishop of Milan.